ABB and IBM partner on industrial AI solutions
26 April, 2017ABB and IBM have announced a strategic collaboration that brings together ABB's digital industrial offering, ABB Ability, with IBM Watson Internet of Things cognitive capabilities to offer new possibilities for customers in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure.
Australia's next oil boom might come from plants
21 April, 2017Research by CSIRO now makes it possible to produce oil in the leaves and stems of plants as well as the seeds, which promises to be a game changer in the global production of renewable oils.
Energy resources sector innovators recognised
18 April, 2017NERA (National Energy Resources Australia) has awarded $200,000 to inspiring and groundbreaking small businesses looking to innovate within the energy resources sector.
Trial of new positioning technology for resources industry
11 April, 2017Geoscience Australia and the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) are looking for Australian businesses in the resources industry interested in improving the capability of their positioning technology.
Waste and Recycling Commercialisation Program to launch sustainable ideas into global markets
11 April, 2017Innovyz Institute, along with Green Industries SA, has announced 10 successful technologies and ideas selected for Innovyz's new Waste and Recycling Commercialisation Program, including two from South Australian universities.
Innovative businesses get a kick-start
31 March, 2017A Victorian vehicle manufacturing start-up with ambitions to be Australia's first production electric vehicle and a company developing a disruptive new class of insecticides have been given a kick-start thanks to a new funding initiative that helps small businesses access CSIRO research expertise and capabilities.
ISA spurs debate about Australian innovation in 2030
24 March, 2017Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) has today released the 2030 Strategic Plan Issues Paper to drive the national conversation around the future of Australian innovation, science and research.
Metso embarks on Digital Program to accelerate business growth
17 March, 2017Metso has set up its Digital Program to accelerate the company to a new level in digital capabilities, required to succeed in the future of minerals processing and flow control.
Catalyst for efficient drug and chemical production
16 March, 2017A team of CSIRO scientists has made a breakthrough that could result in faster and cheaper production for the pharmaceutical, food and bulk chemistry industries.
Teen invents liquid-metal 3D printer
09 March, 2017An American teenager has developed a 3D printing machine that can print with molten metal, out of the desire to create a prototype for a project he was working on.
Research collaboration will lead to more accurate positioning services in Australia and New Zealand
20 February, 2017More accurate satellite positioning system to improve accuracy for greater productivity and innovation.
CSIRO and Deakin unleash the power of carbon fibre
17 February, 2017CSIRO and Deakin University will complete the missing link in Australia's carbon fibre capability and this month launch a powerful new addition to Geelong's advanced manufacturing scene.
ISA: Work needed to improve Australia's innovation, science and research
07 February, 2017ISA's Performance Review of the Australian Innovation, Science and Research System 2016 (ISR System Review) finds that while the Australian system has points of strength, Australia is lagging behind international competitors in key areas and much work must be done to break into the top tier of innovation nations.
Deakin University opens centre for supply chain and logistics
06 February, 2017Deakin University's strong commitment to research and development that makes a difference to the communities it serves will receive a boost, through the Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL).
Innovative refrigerator developed using multistage soundwave engine
13 December, 2016Shinya Hasegawa and colleagues at Tokai University, Hiratsuka Japan, have developed a refrigerator (-107°C) powered only by waste heat that generated soundwaves in an innovative multistage travelling wave thermoacoustic engine.
